Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3741 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3741 To require the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations to improve nucleic acid synthesis security, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 29, 2026 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations to improve nucleic acid synthesis security, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Covered provider.--The term ``covered provider'' means a person who-- (A) synthesizes and sells synthetic nucleic acids to persons in the United…